Nomai Dance Drama: A Surviving Spirit of Medieval Japan
- Author: Asai, Susan M.
an important contribution to scholarship....bound to engage the curiosity of any student of Asian performance, folk traditions, or performance studies —
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Contents
- Preface
- Introduction Historical Background Artistic Growth Fueled by the Emerging Warrior Culture and Popular Buddhism: Cultural Antecedents Shamanic Beginnings: Dramatic Antecedents Shugend
- o Religion and Folk Dance Drama: Religious Antecedents N
- omai Theater Keepers of a Tradition: Performers and Cultural Setting A View from Within: Performance Practices Sacred Chronicles, Tales of Valor, and Humorous Yarns: Repertoire N
- omai Music Drums, Cymbals, and Flute Poetry and Narrative in Song Epilogue: Musical N
- omai in the 20th Century--Balancing Tradition and Change
- Appendix Transcriptions
- Glossary of Japanese Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
